What are the ends of shoelaces called?

What are the ends of shoelaces called?

The little plastic tip at the end of your shoelace is called an aglet. If the aglets wear off, it can be hard to lace up your old basketball sneakers.

Why is it called an aglet?

The word aglet and its variant aiglet come from the Middle French and Old French word aguillette, the diminutive of aguille, meaning “needle, pin”, which in turn comes from the Late Latin acucula (“ornamental pin, pine needle”), diminutive of the Latin word for needle and pin, acus.

What are shoelace hooks called?

Hooked eyelets, often referred to as ‘speed hooks’, are another type of metal eyelet usually seen on boots. Shoelaces loop to the hooks rather than being threaded through a hole which quickens the lacing and unlacing process.